Robeson County, NC
The federal environmental record for Robeson County (population 117,365): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
4
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
9
TRI facilities
70
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Robeson with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| LUMBERTON, CITY OF NC0378010 | PFOS: 7.9 ng/L PFOA: 5.7 ng/L PFPeA: 4.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM NC0378055 | HFPO-DA: 34 ng/L PFOA: 30 ng/L PFPeA: 29 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
9 facilities in Robeson filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 408k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAIRE FARMS INC. - LUMBER BRIDGE | LUMBER BRIDGE | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia | 254k lb |
| SANDERSON FARMS ST. PAULS PROCESSING | SAINT PAULS | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia | 112k lb |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORP | MAXTON | Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol | 39k lb |
| ELKAY PLUMBING PRODUCTS CO | LUMBERTON | Chromium, Nickel | 4k lb |
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS SAINT PAULS (STP) | SAINT PAULS | Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 159 lb |
| LINDSEY CAMPBELL OIL CO | LUMBERTON | - | 0 lb |
| S&W LUMBERTON PLANT | LUMBERTON | Lead | 0 lb |
| HARGER LIGHTNING & GROUNDING | FAIRMONT | - | 0 lb |
| CAMPBELL SOUP SUPPLY CO | MAXTON | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 465 tank facilities in Robeson: 511 tanks in service and 893 closed. 207 fuel releases are on record, of which 70 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Robeson as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Robeson, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ARMY RESERVE XVIII AIRBORNE CORPSLUMBERTON
- CARE ENVIRONMENTAL CORPLUMBERTON
- INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSRED SPRINGS
- KAYSER-ROTH CORPORATIONLUMBERTON